Shahanshahvand was the name of a royal Gilite clan roaming in Dakhel,

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. A member of the clan, Lili ibn al-Nu'man, ruled as the King of the Gilites in the early 10th-century until he was killed in 921 in a battle with the

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History

Caspian coast of Iran during the Iranian intermezzo

The Shahanshahvand clan is first mentioned during Tirdadh's rule as king of the Gilites in the early 10th-century.

Sources

* * History of Gilan Asian clans Gilaks Iranian families {{Iran-stub